OR4K14
Description
The OR4K14 (olfactory receptor family 4 subfamily K member 14) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 14.
Olfactory receptor 4K14 is a protein encoded by the OR4K14 gene in humans. It plays a role in smell perception by interacting with odorant molecules in the nose, triggering a neuronal response. Olfactory receptors belong to a large family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), each arising from a single coding-exon gene. These receptors share a 7-transmembrane domain structure with other receptors involved in neurotransmitter and hormone signaling. They are responsible for recognizing odorant signals and transducing them through G protein-mediated mechanisms. The olfactory receptor gene family is the largest in the human genome, and the nomenclature for these genes and proteins is independent of other organisms.
This protein acts as an odorant receptor.
OR4K14 is also known as OR14-18, OR14-22.
